Negative pressure wound therapy in treatment of diabetic foot wounds: A marriage of modalities

Wounds

Volumn , Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 9-12

  Armstrong, David G ^a   Boulton, Andrew J M ^b   Banwell, Paul ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BONE MALFORMATION; CALLUS; CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DIABETIC FOOT; EDEMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PLASTER CAST; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SUCTION; VACUUM;

DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PRESSURE; SUCTION; VACUUM;

EID: 2442639331     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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